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"5 Minutes to Flat Abs\\nSo You Think You Can Dance host Cat Deeley demonstrates trainer Joshua Lipsey&amp;#39;s supereffectve TransCormation workout. So long, pudge!\\n__Your trainer:__ Tight-in-the-abs and easy-on-the-eyes Joshua Lipsey, a fitness pro from Toronto who created the tummy-honing program TransCoremation ($150; [C2CoreConcepts.com](http://C2CoreConcepts.com)). The brilliance of his belly buffers: Unlike classic crunches, which target only the rectus abdominis (running from the center of your chest to your pubic bone), these moves work the transversus abdominis (deeper muscles that wrap around your trunk) as well as the obliques along your sides. Translation: a tinier waist, a flatter middle and sexy definition\u2014fast!  \\n  \\n__Your plan:__ Add five ab-firming minutes a day to your workout, doing any combo of the six moves here. Or if you're in the mood for a flat-ab-athon, try this entire lineup.\\n__Works: transversus and rectus abdominis__  \\n  \\nLie faceup, hands behind head, elbows out, legs together with knees bent, shins parallel to ground. Engage abs, lifting upper body and reaching elbows to knees. Hold crunch as you straighten legs, lifting right leg high and lowering left leg to a 45-degree angle. Extend arms (as shown) and hold for 1 beat. Return to start. Repeat, reversing legs, for 1 rep. Do 10 reps.  \\n  \\n__Video: [Step-by-Step Demo of Each Ab Sculptor](http://video.self.com/watch/video-cat-deeleys-flat-ab-moves)__\\n__Works: transversus and rectus abdominis, obliques__  \\n  \\nLie on right side, right forearm propping up upper body, left arm raised and legs splayed wide with right leg in front (as shown). Engage abs to lift torso, keeping weight on right hip, and reach right hand to tap between shins. Return to start. Scissor legs so left is in front of right, and tap again for 1 rep. Do 15 reps. Switch sides; repeat.\\n__Works: transversus and rectus abdominis, obliques__  \\n  \\nSit with feet planted, right hand on ground about a foot behind right hip, left hand on head, elbow out; lift hips. Hold tabletop pose as you bend torso and raise right knee to touch left elbow over midsection (as shown). Do 12 reps. Switch sides; repeat.  \\n  \\n__Video: [Step-by-Step Demo of Each Ab Sculptor](http://video.self.com/watch/video-cat-deeleys-flat-ab-moves)__\\n__Works: transversus and rectus abdominis, obliques__  \\n  \\nLie faceup, arms overhead on ground. Engage abs as you sit up, bending knees and twisting torso to right as you extend arms past knees (as shown). Return to start. Repeat on opposite side for 1 rep. Do 20 reps.\\n__Works: obliques__  \\n  \\nKneel on right knee with arms overhead and leaning toward left, left leg extended out to side, foot on ground (as shown). Shift to right, placing right hand on ground to support upper body, as you raise left leg level with hip, foot flexed. Return to start. Do 15 reps. Switch sides; repeat.  \\n  \\n__Video: [Step-by-Step Demo of Each Ab Sculptor](http://video.self.com/watch/video-cat-deeleys-flat-ab-moves)__\\n__Works: transversus and rectus abdominis, obliques__  \\n  \\nStart in plank position on forearms, palms down, feet together. Flip right palm up as you move right forearm forward a few inches; repeat on left (as shown). Reverse movement: Move left forearm back as you flip palm down; repeat on right to return to start for 1 rep. Do 15 reps.\\n\\\"I love workouts that engage my core\u2014they make me feel slim all over,\\\" says the British beauty, seen here at our photo shoot in the Hollywood Hills. Her favorite ab-centric activities? Yoga and horseback riding."^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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